Herbs for Cures and Eating

Nowadays not many people hear about herbs and there are only a few people who hear about them. Many were used for sores and illness. Some could be eaten as vegetables like watercress which could be used as a cure for bile or swelling sores.

Cleggan, Co. Galway

Collector: Brigid O’Toole, Sellerna, Co. Galway

Informant: Unknown

Duchas, ‘The Schools’ Collection’, www.duchas.ie